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Illinois

B10 · 1999 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
643–632–49
0.504 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1914
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 17 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 5 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras

1999 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND BW4–7W 41–3
3Week 3 · Sep 14San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HMWC5–6W 38–10
4Week 4 · Sep 21Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HUSA7–5W 41–36
5Week 5 · Sep 28Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB1010–2L 10–27
6Week 6 · Oct 5Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB104–7L 31–34
8Week 8 · Oct 19Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB108–4L 7–37
9Week 9 · Oct 26Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–2W 35–29
10Week 10 · Nov 2Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB1010–3L 7–27
11Week 11 · Nov 9Iowa (IOWA)H2HB101–10W 40–24
12Week 12 · Nov 16Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB106–6W 46–20
13Week 13 · Nov 23Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–8W 29–7
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC7–5W 63–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.883
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
-16+43
  • Michigan +10
  • Louisville +7
  • Virginia +7
  • Ohio State +6
  • San Diego State +5
  • Arkansas State +4
  • Northwestern +3
  • Iowa +1
  • Michigan State -2
  • Penn State -3
  • Minnesota -4
  • Indiana -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #18Better than 88%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28Regular Season Final#28Post-Season W2#28Post-Season W3#18Post-Season W4#18Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+38
+28
+5
-17
-3
-30
+6
-20
+16
+26
+22
+42

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#351994#431995#981996#1081997#941998

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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